Indonesia Risks Taking Pakistan’s Path to Intolerance
Were a hundred Indonesians to die in a suicide bombing, one would expect Indonesian politicians, political parties and religious groups to condemn it no matter who the victims were. But when such an attack occurre…Continue Reading
Bahrain: Attack on Rights Defender’s Home
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Misratah: the spiralling human cost in a city under fire
By Donatella Rovera, Amnesty International’s crisis researcher.
Here in Misratah, Libya’s third city, we have just experienced four more days of relentless shelling by Colonel al-Gaddafi’s forces. In just two of the residential neighb…Continue Reading
Huyendo del conflicto y buscando refugio bajo el sol del desierto tunecino
Por Diana Eltahawy, investigadora sobre Libia de Amnistía Internacional.
En los últimos tres días, nos hemos dedicado a visitar campamentos levantados en el desierto cerca del puesto fronterizo de Ras Jdir, entre Libia y Túnez, que acoge ya a mil…Continue Reading
Nafousa Mountain Libyans living in fear
By Diana Eltahawy, Libya researcher at Amnesty International.
In normal times, Dhehiba is a quiet, small town in southern Tunisia, three kilometres away from the country’s border with Libya. Today, times here are anything but normal. This area is e…Continue Reading
Rights group says 12 Syrians killed in clashes
A Syrian human rights group says the death toll has risen to 12 from shootings during protests and a funeral on Sunday night.Continue Reading
Turkey: Kurdish Party Members’ Trial Violates Rights
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The prosecution of hundreds of officials, activists, and elected mayors from the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) highlights the problems associated with Turkey’s overbroad …Continue Reading
Turkey: Kurdish Party Members’ Trial Violates Rights
The prosecution of hundreds of officials, activists, and elected mayors from the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) highlights the problems associated with Turkey’s overbroad antiterrorism laws.
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En Misratah, una ciudad sitiada
Por Donatella Rovera, investigadora de Amnistía Internacional sobre situaciones de crisis.
He llegado hoy a Misratah tras un viaje por mar de 18 horas. Al acercarnos al puerto, nos dio la sensación de que a lo mejor tendríamos que dar la vuelta po…Continue Reading
Satellites can track human rights abuses
Washington, April 18 (IANS) Satellites that helped us gather real-time data from the most inaccessible and hostile places on earth can also help us track human rights abuses that cause misery to millions of people around the world.Continue Reading
Libya: Indiscriminate Attacks Kill Civilians
(Misrata) – Libyan government forces have launched indiscriminate rocket and mortar attacks on residential neighborhoods in the rebel-held city of Misrata, Human Rights Watch said today. One strike, apparently by a Grad rocket, killed at least eight c…Continue Reading
4th pro-democracy activist detained in UAE
Human rights lawyers say authorities in the United Arab Emirates have detained a fourth activist for advocating democratic reforms in the oil-rich Gulf nation.Continue Reading
Iran condemns EU sanctions over human rights
Iran on Saturday condemned the European Union for imposing sanctions against 32 officials, dubbing it a political decision “which employs double standards,” the state broadcaster’s website reported.Continue Reading